Flags flew at half-mast on government buildings and at the Kremlin as a day of national mourning for the victims of the Moscow tube blasts began.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is vowing to "destroy those responsible" for the Moscow metro suicide attacks.

UK Justice Secretary Jack Straw denied plotting to remove British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today after claims in a book that he told colleagues that Brown “had to go”.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will hold talks today with the North's political leaders on the future of stricken financial institution, the Presbyterian Mutual Society (PMS).

The North's political leaders will meet US president Barack Obama on St Patrick’s Day following their deal to save the power-sharing government, the White House said.

An Taoiseach Brian Cowen and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown were today launching a deal to save the North's power-sharing government – confirming it will take on policing and justice powers from April 12.

An Taoiseach Brian Cowen and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will travel to Belfast today to formally announce details of the deal to save the North’s power-sharing government.

AN election due by June is likely to result in a hung British parliament where no single party has an outright majority, two opinion polls showed yesterday.

Taoiseach Brian Cowen and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown are to hold a second day of talks today in a bid to rescue the North's crisis-hit power-sharing government.

Taoiseach Brian Cowen and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will travel to Belfast this afternoon for emergency talks with the North's political leaders, they announced today after talks at Downing Street.

Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness will demand a crisis summit with his co-leader in the Northern Ireland Assembly Peter Robinson in a attempt to save the power-sharing executive, it emerged today.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will hold talks with European Union President Herman van Rompuy in Downing Street today for the first time since the Belgian’s controversial appointment last year.

Two Irish companies will be involved in the development of over 16GW of offshore wind in the next round of development in UK waters.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was today facing the prospect of a dramatic challenge to his leadership after two former Cabinet ministers issued a call for the issue to be resolved "once and for all".

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown signalled a major tightening of security at UK airports today, insisting it was “essential” to respond to new terrorist threats.

British youngster Nadia Fawzi, who was abducted by her father and taken to Libya, was reunited with her mother today after two years apart, police have confirmed.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon tonight raised hopes that a deal could be done to provide long-term finance for developing countries to fight global warming.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband today challenged the rest of the Nato allies to do “the maximum possible” to support efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan.

A mooted visit to London by French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been abandoned amid tensions over the carve-up of top jobs in the European Union.

The Taoiseach Brian Cowen is to meet Sinn Féin's Martin McGuiness today to discuss issues in the North.

Sinn Féin will crank up the pressure on the North's power-sharing government if there is no deal to devolve policing and justice powers, a senior republican signalled tonight.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today accepted “in full” a report on MPs’ expenses, which said MPs should no longer be able to claim for their mortgages or employ family members at the taxpayer’s expense.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown appealed today for the release of a British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates.

Rampant government corruption might derail the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan even if up to 80,000 more US troops go to the war zone, the top military commander says.

The North's politicians should accept the British government's financial package to transfer policing and justice powers from Westminster to Stormont, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said today.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and President Barack Obama discussed Afghanistan today, ahead of an expected announcement next week that Britain is ready to send more troops.

Ireland’s development NGOs today welcomed the commitment by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to introduce legislation obliging the UK government to raise spending on aid to the poorest countries to 0.7% of national income

Iran must take “concrete steps” to calm fears over its nuclear ambitions, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said today, as he refused to rule out the prospect of military action against the country.

The North's First and Deputy First Ministers are due to hold more talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today over funding for the transfer of policing powers to Stormont.

The North's First and Deputy First Ministers are meeting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today to discuss funding to enable the transfer of policing and justice powers to Stormont.

The world’s tentative recovery from recession could be put at risk if governments repeat the mistakes of the 1930s and withdraw fiscal stimulus packages too soon, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned today.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today signalled the end of the bloody offensive to drive back the Taliban in Afghanistan.

The devolution of policing and justice powers to Stormont edged a step closer tonight after British Prime Minister Gordon Brown agreed a process to address outstanding financial issues.

US President Barack Obama spoke with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday to discuss climate change and the global economic recovery.

The home of another Romanian family came under attack last night in Belfast, the Police Service of Northern Ireland have said.

The North's First and Deputy First Ministers are due to meet British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London today for talks on the devolution of policing powers to Stormont.

Iran’s leaders have “serious questions” to answer over the disputed presidential election, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today amid growing protests in Tehran.

Zimbabwe’s prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai has made fun of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s flagging political fortunes during a visit to the US.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s hopes of political survival suffered a fresh blow tonight as a poll of Labour activists found fewer than half wanted him to carry on to the next general election.

Burma’s military government faced worldwide criticism today for bringing new charges against pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, with rights groups urging the junta’s neighbours to intervene urgently.

British police investigating an alleged al-Qaida terror plot in north west England were today searching an additional address.

A Pakistani terrorist jailed for six years in 2007 came to the UK on a student visa and later settled in the area where four of this week’s alleged al-Qaida bomb plot suspects lived.

NICOLAS SARKOZY and Angela Merkel issued a stark warning last night that France and Germany would not sign up to an agreement at today’s G20 summit unless there was tough action to regulate world financial markets.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will hold talks in Downing Street today with US president Barack Obama on the eve of the crunch G20 summit to rescue the world economy.